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For some the work is part of the fun.
Rappahannock Elementary secretary Martha Kidwell has been involved with the farm show for 10 years.
Her daughters, Jane and Sherri, have participated many times and this year were entered in adult categories.
This year Mrs. Kidwell even got her son-in-law, Andrew Pratt, to enter.
“Andrew entered many categories of photography,” she said, adding his entries encluded seascapes, animals, sunsets, actions shots and several others.
He entered 11 or 12 categories in all, she said, adding that while in the past she has entered more dosmestic items, like quilting, canning and jellies, this year she entered the photography category, as well as a few garden plants.
While Mrs. Kidwell has entered canned goods several years, it’s the first time for her mother, Betty Harrison of Viewtown, to enter.
“I had to coax a little,” Mrs. Kidwell said, adding her mother has preseved foods for years and this is the first time she has entered any in a show.
“It’s a great family activity,” she said with pride.
And the family took home the awards.
Jane Kidwell Pratt took home the best-of-show for a hand-designed T-shirt while Martha Kidwell took a blue for canned tomatoes, a red ribbon for grape jelly, blue for muffins, blue for drawf marigolds, blue for single marigolds, red for single petunia and blue for herbs.
George Kidwell won a blue for white potatoes and a red for action photography.
Andrew Pratt won a blue for a black and white photo, a blue for a color shot of a sunset and a blue for a still life.
Betty Harrison won a blue for her jam, red for chow chow, blue for her jelly and red for her canned green beans.
Other Ideal winners were: Brenda Lawrence, red for bar cookies, blue for oatmeal cookies, red for bread, blue for photography; Carl Ebum, blue for black and white photography, blue for color photography, blue for color still life (also best in show); Julia Dodson, blue for yeast bread, blue for gladiolas; Katherine Riley, blue for quilt; Alice Pullen, blue for dahlia (also best in the show), red for tomatoes, red for cucumbers and red for pound cake and chocolate chip cookies; and Alice Lawrence, blue for chocolate chip cookies.
Other winners were Doris Donald, blue for canned beans, red for quilt; Marie Riedel, red for muffins.
“The show is something you really need to start and think about a year in advance,” Mrs. Kidwell said, adding while this year she is entering tomatoes and jelly, they were made last year with the Farm Show in min<^.
“I put them aside with a big note that read ‘Farm Show,’ ” she noted.
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